• Save a Sato

    CHRIS KELLY staff Cathy Frank watches Sue Davis massage her St. Bernard, Maddie, during the second annual Save a Sato benefit for homeless dogs in Puerto Rico held at Monmouth Regional High School in Tinton Falls on May 9.

  • Brookdale class of 2009

    CHRIS KELLY staff The Brookdale Community College class of 2009 at commencement exercises on May 17. A student hurries to find her place in line before the ceremony gets under way. Left: Beth McNulty, of Ocean Township, receives her diploma from Brookdale President Dr. Peter F. Burnham.

  • Two suspects arrested in delivery-driver robberies

    LONG BRANCH — Police arrested two 16-year-old juveniles on May 16 in connection with four robberies of food delivery drivers in a beachfront neighborhood. The incidents began April 14 when a delivery order was placed to an Ocean Boulevard restaurant in Long Branch from a cell phone. The address given for the delivery was to…

  • City Council approves defeated school budget

    BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council unanimously voted to approve the $86.2 million school budget failed by voters. On April 21, the residents of Long Branch defeated the school budget by just nine votes. The budget called for the same tax levy, $31.5 million, as last year’s spending plan, which…

  • Ocean Twp. council trims school budget

    Council cuts $306K from spending plan BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer OCEAN TOWNSHIP — The Township Council has decided to cut more than $300,000 from the Board of Education’s (BOE) defeated 2009-10 district spending plan, despite having reservations about such action. The council voted unanimously to cut $306,249 from the school district’s $65.6 million budget…

  • Thrift boutique marks first year

    EATONTOWN — Monmouth Medical Center Foundation will celebrate the first anniversary of its Once Again Thrift Boutique in high style with a “Chic Boutique” luncheon fashion show featuring the clothing and accessories for sale at the Eatontown store. Chic Boutique will be held 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, June 12, at Branches, West Long…

  • Eatontown council cuts $40K from school budget

    BY DANIEL HOWLEY Staff Writer EATONTOWN — The Borough Council is calling for the Board of Education (BOE) to cut $40,000 from its proposed 2009-10 budget, following its defeat at the polls last month. Defeated by a margin of 83 votes, with 458 residents voting against the plan and 375 voting in favor of it,…

  • L.B. council introduces preservation ordinance

    Public hearing set for May 26 council meeting BY KENNY WALTER Staff Writer LONG BRANCH — The City Council has finally introduced a historical preservation ordinance after almost two years of delays. The council unanimously voted 5-0 to introduce the ordinance at the May 12 meeting and scheduled a public hearing and final vote for…

  • West Long Branch hosts 7th annual Thorne Run

    PHOTOS BY CHRIS KELLY staff Left: Robert Cavanaugh (366), West Long Branch, races to the finish line to win the seventh annual Michael W. Thorne Scholarship 4-Mile Run/Walk on May 17. Above: Jennifer Hueman (377) and Dan Hogan (125), West Long Branch, run the course. The run is sponsored by West Long Branch Fire Company…

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